Fees & Activities

The Dayton Dutch Lions FC Youth Academy has a single club fee. This fee includes all costs for the entire calendar year and includes:

– Full time professional soccer staff who provide the Dutch development philosophy
– All league costs for fall and spring seasons
– All outdoor referee fees
– All player registration fees associated with league play
– 2 tournament entry fees per team
– Facility rental and maintenance fees for outdoor turf training
– Indoor training facilities for winter
– Training equipment (goals, balls, pennies, cones)
– Season pass for each academy player for Men’s & Women’s amateur matches
– Operation costs associated with club organization

It also includes the periodic club events that are provided throughout the year: pre-season scrimmage day, Halloween party and sponsor benefits.

Junior Academy (born in 2010/2011/2012) – $75 per season or $199 for the year (Fall, Winter and Spring)

Select Academy U9 & U10 (born in 2008/2009) – $549 ($330 if you join after the fall season)

Select Academy U11 & U12 (born in 2007/2006)- $949 ($570 if you join after the fall season)

Advanced Academy (born in 2005/2004/2003) – $1290 ($775 if you join after the fall season)

Senior Academy (born in 2002/2001/2000/1999)- $949 (winter and spring program)

When an offer to play in the Dayton Dutch Lions FC Youth Academy is accepted by your family full payment or a deposit is required by the 5th of June to secure your position within the club. We do provide 3 payment plans – one payment, four payment and eight payment.

Included in the yearly club fee is:

Junior Academy ($75 per season or $199 for all three seasons) :

2 training sessions per week during fall, winter and spring

2-4 outdoor game days per season (fall and spring)

Players receive training shirt

Select Academy U9 and U10 ($549) :

2 team training sessions per week during the fall, winter and spring

2 additional pool training session per month during fall and spring

6-8 outdoor league games per season (fall and spring)

1 local tournaments per season (fall and spring)

1 player/coach evaluation meeting per season (fall and spring)

Select Academy U11 and U12 ($949) :

2 team training sessions per week during the fall, winter and spring

1 additional pool training session per week during fall and spring

6-8 outdoor league games per season (fall and spring)

Minimum of 1 local tournaments per season (fall and spring)

1 player/coach evaluation meeting per season (fall and spring)

1 tactical session per season (fall and spring)

Advanced Academy U13, U14 and U15 ($1290):

3 team training sessions per week during the fall and spring (mostly on the turf)

1 additional pool training session per week during fall and spring

2-3 team training sessions per week during the winter (2 indoor and 1 outdoor)

6-8 outdoor league games per season (fall and spring)

1 local tournament per season (fall and spring)

1 player/coach evaluation meeting per season (fall and spring)

1 video analysis session per season (fall and spring)

Senior Academy U16, U17, U18 and U19 ($949):

4 team training sessions per week during spring (mostly turf)

2-3 team training sessions per week during the winter (2 indoor and 1 outdoor)

6-8 outdoor league games in the spring

1 college showcase and participation in state cup or presidents cup

1 player/coach evaluation meeting

1 video analysis session

Please contact our Director of Coaching, Marcus Rixon at m.rixon@ddlfc.com, if you have any questions about our youth programs.

DDL Soccer Complex

All practices and games of the Dayton Dutch Lions FC Men’s team (USL PDL) and Women’s team (USL W-League) will be at the Dayton Dutch Lions FC Soccer Complex in West Carrollton. The stadium seats 3500 people. In 2014 the Dayton Dutch Lions FC and Dayton Outpatient Center (DOC) installed an new artificial turf field in the stadium. DOC Stadium was opened in May 2014 when former 2x “FIFA Best Player in the World” Ruud Gullit kicked off the game against LA Galaxy II in the USL PRO League.